Enhancers are

A) adjacent to the gene that they regulate.
B) required to turn on gene expression when transcription factors are in short supply.
C) the site on DNA to which activators bind.
D) required to facilitate the binding of DNA polymerases.


Answer: C) the site on DNA to which activators bind.

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